Thinking in Watercolor - A Daily Practice to Unlock Your Creativity & Discover Your Inner

A 30-day masterclass in the art of using watercolor to tell your own stories

Unlike most watercolor instruction books on the market, which are based on rote copying of classic watercolor subjects (flowers, landscapes), in Thinking in Watercolor author and in-demand illustrator Jessie Kanelos Weiner encourages readers to use the art as a means of self-expression. With 30 days of prompts, she guides readers through foundational watercolor techniques and how to adapt them to share their personal experiences: On Day 10 they'll illustrate a family recipe; on Day 14 they'll go on a scavenger hunt through a local museum. The result is an inspiring, encouraging, and creatively challenging practice.

As both a commercial illustrator and professional art instructor, Jessie is uniquely poised to offer readers insider tips and tricks and clever visualizations of the creative process. And she brings each lesson to life with her vivid illustrations and stories from her life as an ex-pat in Paris. It all adds up to a volume that's at once inspiring, charming, and informative-the perfect gift for anyone looking to begin or reignite a personal art practice.

List of contents

Introduction
Getting Started
 
DAILY EXERCISES
Days 1 to 5: Washes 101
Days 6 to 10: Drawing Is Seeing, Seeing Is Painting
Days 11 to 15: Observation Station
Days 16 to 20: Experimentation
Days 21 to 25: Idea Generation
Days 26 to 30: It’s Personal
 
Epilogue
Resources
Acknowledgments
 

About the author

Jessie Kanelos Weiner

Summary

A 30-day masterclass in the art of using watercolor to tell your own stories

Product details

• Authors: Jessie Kanelos Weiner, Jessie Kanelos Weiner
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.2025
• EAN: 9781648293320
• ISBN: 978-1-64829-332-0
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 240 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; SELF-HELP / Creativity, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Painting, ART / Techniques / Watercolor Painting, Art techniques & principles, Memory improvement & thinking techniques, The Arts: techniques and principles, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Painting & Art Manuals, Memory improvement and thinking techniques, Watercolours, Paintings and painting in watercolours or pastels